thin; slender; fine; unlucky
way; method; means; resource; course
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
ballot paper; voting paper
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to repeat; to do something over again
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
future (usually near); prospects
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
networking; making contacts
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
preference; priority; precedence
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to fulfill one's responsibilities
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship